Make everyday Mandela day
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Graham in Avusa Media News, Headlines and Opinions
Avusa Media have published two supplements for one of the greatest leaders of all time. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela turned 92 on 18 July 1918. It is befitting that he attended the final of the 2010 World Cup, celebrating the end of an event so successfully hosted by South Africa, and one which he helped secure. On 11 July, we published Play the Game for Nelson Mandela, a supplement which was distributed to schools as well as through The Sunday Times and the Sowetan. It gives readers a brief history of Mandela’s life as an activist, a leader, a prisoner, family man and statesman. It also gives a story book to every child who is able to get a copy of the supplement and promotes the development of a culture of reading and learning, something very dear to Nelson Mandela.
The Nelson Mandela: A Living Legacy published in the Sunday Times on 18 July and in Sowetan on 19 July gives an account of the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. It briefly examines his role during the struggle for freedom and how this influenced events in the country and internationally. It examines his achievements in building a nation and promoting democracy, equality and freedom as the first president of a democratic South Africa and beyond. This includes how in 1995 he embraced the South African rugby team to drive unity among South Africans, part of his effort to build a rainbow nation, and how these efforts have been replicated by others in 2010; it will include his strides in promoting quality education, in fighting HIV/Aids and poverty. This is a tribute to Nelson Mandela, and to those who have fought with him, but also to those who take forward the lessons they have learnt from him.
